1981 CARIFTA Games
X CARIFTA Games | |
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Dates | April 20–21 |
Host city | Nassau, Bahamas |
Level | Junior and Youth |
Events | 48 |
Participation | about 196 athletes from 16 nations |
The 10th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on April 20–21, 1981. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.[1]
Participation (unofficial)[]
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] An unofficial count yields the number of about 196 athletes (128 junior (under-20) and 68 youth (under-17)) from about 16 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (7), Bahamas (47), Barbados (22), Bermuda (18), British Virgin Islands (1), Cayman Islands (3), Grenada (5), Guadeloupe (11), Guyana (1), Jamaica (50), Lesser Antilles (1), Martinique (6), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4), Trinidad and Tobago (14), US Virgin Islands (4).
Medal summary[]
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior),[3] Girls under 20 (Junior),[4] Boys under 17 (Youth),[5] and Girls under 17 (Youth).[6] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]
Boys under 20 (Junior)[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Leroy Reid (JAM) | 10.5 | Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 10.6 | (TRI) | 10.7 |
200 metres | (TRI) | 21.06 | Leroy Reid (JAM) | 21.07 | Dennis Wallace (JAM) | 21.45 |
400 metres | Richard Louis (BAR) | 46.62 | (BAH) | 46.79 | Allan Ingraham (BAH) | 47.49 |
800 metres | (JAM) | 1:55.0 | (JAM) | 1:55.1 | (BAR) | 1:56.0 |
1500 metres | (TRI) | 3:57.82 | (GRN) | 3:57.85 | (JAM) | 4:03.01 |
5000 metres | (GRN) | 14:58.23 | (TRI) | 15:16.05 | (JAM) | 15:20.78 |
110 metres hurdles | (JAM) | 14.2 | (JAM) | 14.8 | (BAH) | 14.9 |
400 metres hurdles | (BAH) | 51.8 | (JAM) | 54.4 | (JAM) | 54.7 |
High jump | Nick Saunders (BER) | 2.18 | Steve Wray (BAH) | 2.18 | (BAH) | 2.06 |
Pole vault | Steve Wray (BAH) | 3.99 | (BAH) | 3.88 | (BER) | 3.50 |
Long jump | (BAR) | 7.21 | (BAH) | 7.20 | Orde Ballantyne (VIN) | 7.10 |
Triple jump | Lyndon Sands (BAH) | 15.64 | Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 15.28 | (BAH) | 15.14 |
Shot put | Orde Ballantyne (VIN) | 15.68 | (GLP) | 15.03 | (BAH) | 14.90 |
Discus throw | (BAH) | 52.64 | (TRI) | 49.98 | (BAH) | 49.36 |
Javelin throw | (BER) | 63.38 | (BAH) | 56.60 | Lyndon Sands (BAH) | 56.18 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Dennis Wallace Leroy Reid |
40.9 | Bahamas | 42.2 | Barbados | 42.4 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas | 3:12.06 | Jamaica Dennis Wallace |
3:12.06 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:15.35 |
Girls under 20 (Junior)[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Marie-France Loval (GLP) | 11.6 | Janet Burke (JAM) | 11.7 | (BAH) | 12.0 |
200 metres | (BAH) | 24.04 | Ruperta Charles (ATG) | 24.07 | Liliane Gaschet (MTQ) | 24.19 |
400 metres | (BAH) | 53.04 | (JAM) | 54.93 | Ruperta Charles (ATG) | 55.26 |
800 metres | (BAH) | 2:10.5 | (JAM) | 2:11.3 | (GLP) | 2:11.8 |
1500 metres | (JAM) | 4:44.66 | (JAM) | 4:48.3 | (BAH) | 4:58.5 |
3000 metres | (JAM) | 10:20.97 | (JAM) | 10.26.57 | (TRI) | 10:48.6 |
100 metres hurdles | (JAM) | 14.9 | Debbie Greene (BAH) | 15.1 | (JAM) | 15.3 |
High jump | (MTQ) | 1.75 | (GLP) | 1.73 | (BAH) | 1.70 |
Long jump | (BAR) | 5.74 | (JAM) | 5.64 | Debbie Greene (BAH) | 5.61 |
Shot put | (GLP) | 13.36 | (BER) | 12.39 | Marlene Lewis (JAM) | 11.36 |
Discus throw | (BAH) | 38.92 | (BAH) | 38.48 | (BER) | 35.74 |
Javelin throw | (BER) | 52.38 | (GLP) | 46.48 | (BAR) | 43.10 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Bahamas | 46.36 | Jamaica Janet Burke |
46.69 | Antigua and Barbuda | 46.84 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas | 3:42.7 | Antigua and Barbuda Ruperta Charles Jocelyn Joseph |
3:45.5 | Barbados | 3:46.2 |
Boys under 17 (Youth)[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Ray Stewart (JAM) | 10.9 | (JAM) | 11.0 | (GLP) | 11.2 |
200 metres | Ray Stewart (JAM) | 22.32 | (GLP) | 22.34 | (BAR) | 22.56 |
400 metres | (JAM) | 49.69 | (JAM) | 49.93 | (BAR) | 50.44 |
800 metres | (JAM) | 1:59.4 | (JAM) | 2:00.5 | (BAR) | 2:02.1 |
High jump | (BER) | 1.93 | (JAM) | 1.93 | Troy Kemp (BAH) | 1.88 |
Long jump | (BAH) | 6.61 | (JAM) | 6.58 | (BER) | 6.45 |
Triple jump | (BER) | 14.21 | (JAM) | 13.78 | (BAH) | 13.68 |
Shot put | (BAH) | 14.57 | (GLP) | 14.51 | (JAM) | 14.04 |
Javelin throw | (BAR) | 53.52 | (BAH) | 52.40 | (BAH) | 46.64 |
Girls under 17 (Youth)[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | (BER) | 11.7 | (JAM) | 11.8 | (TRI) | 12.0 |
200 metres | (BER) | 24.12 | (TRI) | 24.40 | Eldece Clarke (BAH) | 24.80 |
400 metres | (BER) | 55.3 | (JAM) | 55.5 | (JAM) | 55.8 |
800 metres | (TRI) | 2:12.5 | Sharon Powell (JAM) | 2:14.7 | (TRI) | 2:15.4 |
High jump | (JAM) | 1.62 | (TRI) | 1.60 | (BAH) | 1.52 |
Long jump | (JAM) | 5.52 | (GLP) | 5.43 | (BAH) | 5.37 |
Shot put | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 13.27 | (BER) | 10.05 | (BAH) | 9.73 |
Javelin throw | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 39.94 | (BAR) | 35.14 | (BAH) | 34.72 |
Medal table (unofficial)[]
* Host nation (Bahamas)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bahamas (BAH)* | 15 | 9 | 19 | 43 |
2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 13 | 21 | 8 | 42 |
3 | Bermuda (BER) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
4 | Barbados (BAR) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
6 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
7 | Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Martinique (MTQ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Totals (10 nations) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 |
References[]
- ^ Clarke, Clayton, 40 years of Carifta…… 30 years ago….Nassau, Bahamas, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved January 26, 2012
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
- ^ "CARIFTA GAMES (UNDER 17 GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 8, 2011
External links[]
- CARIFTA Games
- International athletics competitions hosted by the Bahamas
- 1981 in Bahamian sport
- 1981 in athletics (track and field)
- 1981 in Caribbean sport